to cut
→
to dilute
4 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | cut | |
| Meaning 1 | to cut | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute, to water | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The second meaning is an Americanism. Cf. also the term 'cut black product' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | couper | |
| Meaning 1 | to cut | couper des branches to cut branches |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute, to water (wine, milk) | couper du vin to water down wine |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | kupieren | |
| Meaning 1 | to cut, to trim, to crop (tail and ears in dogs and horses) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute, to water (wine), to dissolve (paint) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | tagliare | |
| Meaning 1 | to cut | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute (e.g. wine) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||